Musk spoke to Tesla factory workers in Germany, and his answers to questions revealed plenty of new information. More…
Tesla May Consider Manganese Battery, According To Elon Musk
LG Energy Solution to expand Michigan plant
LG Energy Solution is planning to expand its own battery factory in Holland in the US state of Michigan. With investments amounting to 1.7 billion US dollars, the production capacity for battery cells and battery packs is to be increased fivefold there. The expansion, for which the equivalent of 1.55 billion euros is to be […] More…
Lucid confirms Nvidia architecture for its DreamDrive Pro driver-assistance system
Lucid on Tuesday confirmed that Nvidia will supply the software architecture for its DreamDrive Pro driver-assistance system. DreamDrive Pro will use the Nvidia Drive software platform, in combination with 32 onboard sensors, Lucid said in a press release. That sensor suite includes 14 cameras, one lidar, five radars, and 12 ultrasonic sensors… More…
Stellantis & LG ES to build battery factory in Canada
Stellantis and LG Energy Solution have unveiled plans to build a large electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility in Canada. A joint venture is to be set up to produce battery cells and modules at the new factory in Windsor in the Canadian province of Ontario. These battery modules from Ontario will cover “a large part […] More…
Kia EV6 Makes An Unusual High Frequency Sound Sometimes At Low Speeds
The issue was made public in Korea, but we may have heard it too during our review of the Euro-spec EV6. More…
Tesla Model Y Joins Model 3 In Hertz’s EV Rental Fleet
Hertz is yet to make an official announcement, but Sawyer Merritt claims Hertz will buy “many thousands” of Model Y EVs. More…
Autogefuhl Tests Cupra Born From An Enthusiast’s Perspective
The Cupra Born is more powerful and sportier than the VW ID.3, but is it attractive for driving enthusiasts? More…
Honda presents the Civic e:HEV
Honda has presented its next electrified model for Europe with the Civic e:HEV. As the eleventh-generation compact model is due to be launched on the market this year, the Japanese company is also keeping to its announcement to electrify the entire model portfolio on the European market by the end of 2022. Another BEV is […] More…
Volvo Adopts Megacasting Technology For Its Upcoming EV Lineup
Automakers are making big changes as they move forward with plans for an electric future, and their eyes seem to be on Tesla. More…
GreenPower announces launch of electric school bus
US electric medium and heavy-duty vehicle manufacturer GreenPower Motor has announced the launch of the Nano Beast: a purpose-built, battery-electric, Type A school bus with a range of up to 150 miles per charge. GreenPower has announced that it will begin initial deliveries to its customers in the coming months and anticipates that the pace […] More…
VW details major over-the-air update for ID.4 EV, promises more American software development
Volkswagen on Tuesday announced a major software update for the ID.4 and other EVs affecting charging, driver-assist tech, and various vehicle functions. The ID. Software 3.0 update will be installed in new vehicles, and will be made available to existing vehicles free of charge via an over-the-air (OTA) update, VW said in a press release. The… More…
Tesla plans to build more models in Germany
Following the start of deliveries of the first Model Y Performance produced in the Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, Tesla plans to gradually expand production. New paint colours will soon follow, and later more models will be built in Germany, according to Elon Musk. The vehicles delivered on Tuesday were all black-painted Model Y Performance. According to various […] More…
Nissan to focus on electric vehicles in Europe
The Japanese carmaker Nissan has announced that it will refrain from investing in Euro 7-compliant pure combustion vehicles. Instead, the Japanese company will introduce new passenger cars in Europe only with partially or fully electric drives from 2023. The company says it expects 75 per cent of its new cars in the region to be […] More…
KW Says New V3 Suspension Lowering Kit For Cupra Born Also Improves Range
When KW tested the same suspension setup in a Tesla Model 3, it reportedly got 7 percent more range. More…
With electric bikes exploding in popularity in the US, is a new wave of light electric motorcycles next?
Electric bicycles have long been popular forms of transportation in Europe and Asia, but the last few years have seen sales skyrocket in the US. As Americans embrace these convenient personal electric vehicles with open arms, could a coming wave of new light electric motorcycles be the next step for Americans eager to cut their dependence on the pump. More…
Polestar has begun US deliveries of the Long Range Single Motor Polestar 2, and we got a chance to drive it
Polestar announced it has officially begun delivering its 2022 Long Range Single Motor Polestar 2 to US consumers today. This trim delivers a 270-mile EPA range, which was announced last December and joins the 2022 Dual Motor version. I got a chance to drive it for a few days and truly believe drivers will enjoy it, especially those who are newer to EVs. More…
Stellantis and LG Energy announce new 45 GWh battery cell factory in Canada
Stellantis and LG Energy announce that they will together build a new 45 GWh battery cell factory in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. More…
Piëch appears to have trouble with employee retention
In 2020, the Swiss electric car start-up Piëch Automotive announced a number of prominent new additions – namely former Volkswagen Group CEO Matthias Müller, long-time Porsche manager and Burmester CEO Andreas Henke and former Tesla European CEO Jochen Rudat. According to a recent media report, Müller already left the start-up again in autumn 2021 and […] More…
Honda e:Ny1 Electric Subcompact SUV Coming To Europe In 2023
It looks very familiar because it’s the all-electric version of the current European-spec HR-V, sold in China as the e:NS1 and e:NP1. More…
Quick Charge Podcast: March 23, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. More…
